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noun
An act or expression of condemnation or disapproval, especially on moral grounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: censure, damnation, improbation, attainder, attainture, attaintment, blame, condemnation, condemning, dispraise, disapprobation, disapproval, reprehension
Antonyms: approbation
noun
an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: condemnation
Antonyms: approbation
Broader terms: disapproval
Narrower terms: censure, animadversion, demonization, demonisation
History
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English approbation English disapprobation From dis- + approbation.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
